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Section 11620 Glovebox Installation SECTION 11620 GLOVEBOX INSTALLATION ************************************************************************** LANL MASTER CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION This specification covers a wide range of nuclear materials glovebox applications and is to be used for glovebox installation activities. The specification requires project- and facility-specific editing. It requires deletion of requirements that pertain to specific applications that are not pertinent. Ultimate responsibility for defining applicable requirements associated with installation of gloveboxes lies with the author. To seek a variance from applicable requirements, contact the Mechanical chapter discipline POC. This specification primarily defines requirements for installation of stainless steel gloveboxes used for confinement of nuclear materials within DOE-owned and operated, non-reactor, nuclear facilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The glovebox installation process covers overall glovebox assembly design, installation design, installation of the glovebox into the facility, installation of glovebox equipment, connection of facility systems to the glovebox, and final inspection and testing. These activities may be performed by a variety of personnel. The scope of this specification involves installation of the glovebox into the facility, connection of facility systems, and final inspection and testing. Activities associated with design for installation and installation of equipment into the glovebox is not presented herein. If these activities are desired to be performed by the glovebox installation contractor, than these scopes of work must be added. This specification must be modified not only to meet project-specific needs but also facility-specific needs. The personnel associated with glovebox installation will vary from facility to facility. In some cases, user groups may perform some or all of the glovebox installation themselves. In other cases, a separate firm may be contracted to install the glovebox. Since the performing groups will vary, the specification must be adapted to address how the different groups will perform the work. Authors editing this specification should consult with the facility authorization basis team regarding the impacts of the glovebox on the facility authorization basis. Where necessary, develop an Unreviewed Safety Question Determination (USQD) and follow change processes developed by the facility for installation. Develop installation designs in accordance with facility Design Change Procedures, as applicable. Many of the specification sections below have been developed with reference to standards established by the Nuclear Materials Technology (NMT) division at LANL. These standards are available for reference by contacting NMT-8 Facilities Management Group for TA-55. Gloveboxes specified herein are typically designated as Management Level (ML-2) systems at LANL. Perform work in the development of this specification for project specific purposes under a quality assurance program qualified in accordance with ASME NQA-1 or 10 CFR 830.120. Develop the specification under the purview of a Quality Assurance Program Plan and QA Manual that meet the basic requirements for identified in the “Quality Assurance / Quality Control” section of this specification. ********************************************************************** LANL Project I.D. [ ] 11620-1 Rev. 0, [May 30, 2001] PART 1 GENERAL 1.1 PURPOSE A. The purpose of this specification is to provide installation requirements to the glovebox installer for nuclear material gloveboxes in LANL facilities. In many cases, the specification will reference other sections of the LANL Construction Manual for more specific requirements, since gloveboxes typically interface with many different engineered systems. 1.2 DESCRIPTION A. Scope 1. This specification establishes the technical requirements for the on-site storage, rigging, handling, transportation, materials for installation, installation, examination, testing, inspection, and quality assurance (QA) of gloveboxes. 2. The technical requirements of this specification are applicable to gloveboxes used for the primary and secondary confinement of nuclear materials. Additional technical requirements are provided in the contract drawings. Any additional requirements specific to a given glovebox are identified in contract documentation identified in Division 1 documents. B. Acronyms 1. ACGIH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists 2. AGS: American Glovebox Society 3. ANSI: American National Standards Institute 4. ASHRAE: American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineer 5. ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers 6. ASNT: American Society of Nondestructive Testing 7. ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials 8. AWG: American Wire Gauge 9. AWS: American Welding Society 10. B&PVC: Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code 11. CAM: Continuous Air Monitor 12. CFR: Code of Federal Regulation 13. CFV: Critical Flow Venturi 14. CMTR: Certified Material Test Report LANL Project I.D. [ ] 11620-2 Rev. 0, [May 30, 2001] 15. CoC: Certificate of Conformance 16. CRL: Central Research Laboratories 17. CWI: Certified Welding Inspector 18. DOE: Department of Energy 19. DOP: de-octyl phthalate 20. DOS: Di (2-ethylhexyl) sebacate 21. ESH: Environmental, Safety and Health 22. FAS: Fixed-head Air Sampling 23. FNPT: Female National Pipe Thread 24. FPM: Feet per Minute 25. FM: Factory Mutual 26. HEPA: High-Efficiency Particulate Air 27. HDPE: High-Density Polyethylene 28. ISMS: Integrated Safety Management System 29. LAN: Local Area Network 30. LANL: Los Alamos National Laboratory 31. LVPPCCW: Limited Volume Positive Pressure Circulating Chilled Water 32. MASS: Material Accountability Safeguards and Security 33. ML: Management Level 34. NACE: National Association of Corrosion Engineers 35. NDE: Nondestructive Examination 36. NEC: National Electric Code 37. NFPA: National Fire Protection Agency 38. NMT: Nuclear Materials Technology 39. NPCCW: Negative Pressure Circulating Chilled Water 40. NPT: National Pipe Thread 41. NQA: Nuclear Quality Assurance LANL Project I.D. [ ] 11620-3 Rev. 0, [May 30, 2001] 42. OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration 43. P/N: Part Number 44. PC: Performance Category 45. PF: Plutonium Facility 46. POC: Point of Contact 47. PPCCW: Positive Pressure Circulating Chilled Water 48. PPE: Personnel Protective Equipment 49. PRD: Pressure Relief Device 50. PRV: Pressure Regulating Valve 51. psi: Pound(s) per Square Inch 52. psig: Pound(s) per Square Inch Gauge 53. QA: Quality Assurance 54. QC: Quality Control 55. TA: Technical Area 56. RWP: Radiation Work Permit 57. S: Security 58. SMACNA: Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor’s National Association 59. SOP: Standard Operating Procedure 60. SS: Stainless Steel 61. STD: Standard 62. UL: Underwriters Laboratories 63. USQD: Unreviewed Safety Question Determination 64. w.c.: water column 65. WOG: Water, Oil or Gas LANL Project I.D. [ ] 11620-4 Rev. 0, [May 30, 2001] C. References Codes, specifications, and standards referred to by number or title form a part of this specification; they include the following references. Use the latest revision at the time of codes, specifications, and standards referenced below and within this specification award of contract, unless otherwise stated. 1. 10 CFR 830.120: Quality Assurance 2. 29 CFR 1910: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards 3. 29 CFR 1910.253: Oxygen Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting 4. 29 CFR 1910.254: Arc Welding and Cutting 5. ACGIH: Industrial Ventilation 6. AGS-G001: Guideline for Gloveboxes 7. AGS-G005: Standard of Practice for the Design and Fabrication of Gloves and Transfer Sleeves 8. AGS-G006: Standard of Practice for the Design and Fabrication of Gloveboxes for the Containment of Materials that Emit Low-Penetrating Ionizing Radiation 9. ASHRAE Standards 10. ASME B1.20.3: Dryseal Pipe Threads (inch) 11. ASME B16.5: Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings 12. ASME B16.11: Forged Steel Fittings, Socket-Welding and Threaded 13. ASME B16.21: Nonmetallic Pipe Gaskets for Pipe Flanges 14. ASME B16.22: Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings 15. ASME B30.20: Below the Hook Lifting Devices 16. ASME B31.3: Process Piping 17. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (B&PVC), Section IX: Qualification Standard for Welding and Brazing Procedures, Welders, Brazers, and Welding and Brazing Operators 18. ASME NQA-1: QA Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities 19. ASNT SNT-TC-1A: Recommended Practice 20. ASTM A36: Structural Steel 21. ASTM A53: Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated Welded and Seamless LANL Project I.D. [ ] 11620-5 Rev. 0, [May 30, 2001] 22. ASTM A167: Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip 23. ASTM A182: Forged or Rolled Alloy Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings and Valves, and Parts for High-Temperature Service 24. ASTM A193: Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting Materials for High-Temperature Service 25. ASTM A269: Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service 26. ASTM A312: Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes 27. ASTM A325: High-Strength Bolts for Structural Joints 28. ASTM A403: Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Fittings 29. ASTM A513: Electric -Resistance Welded Carbon and Alloy Steel Mechanical Tubing 30. ASTM A527: Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process, Lock- Forming Quality 31. ASTM A569: Steel,
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